Chocolate Covered Strawberry Brownies

Chocolate always goes so well with strawberry. That smooth creaminess with the sweet fruit flavor is just so heavenly. Nothing screams romance more than feeding your partner these!

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Brownies

Forget flowers, chocolate covered strawberries are the way to go! I think if my husband brought home some boiled crawfish and these brownies, my life would be complete. It would be the best Valentine’s day ever. (hint hint honey!)

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I tested these out on my husband maybe a few days early. (We can just say I was being romantic;) ) He loved them. Of course, he went searching for more but I was a tease and hid the rest so I could have these beautiful pictures for you. Don’t think you can only use these as Valentine’s day dessert, because I sure won’t! You can cut them into squares and bring them to a party or you can just be romantic at home and share them with your partner. I assure you that you will have no complaints from your guests or your partner.

How to Make the Brownie

A few notes about these:

These brownies are soft, fudgy, and have just a hint of a flaky top. I love to add in some chocolate chips after you pour the batter into the baking pan and swirl them in the batter. This will add little bits of chocolate goodness in each bite. If you enjoy dark chocolate, I do suggest using some in the brownies or on the strawberries. This tends to be a very sweet dessert, so the dark chocolate will tune it down a bit. But my favorite tip for you: Use almond extract instead of vanilla extract. The almond flavor with chocolate is just so wonderful. I did it one time and never looked back! This has been such a crowd favorite and I’ve had nothing but compliments on them. I’m sure your spouse will love this romantic dessert as well.

You are welcome to use your own favorite brownie recipe or even a box mix. I know some prefer more chewy or even love add a fudge layer on top. You do you girl! Whatever brownie makes you happy, gets you extra “brownie” points in the bedroom, and gets you into the Valentine’s Day spirit. 🙂 Just in casies! I have provided a fantastic recipe below. If you have no favorite brownie recipe yet, you now do. 🙂

How to Make the Strawberry Buttercream

The strawberry buttercream is made with a strawberry puree. It’s very simple to make. You just add strawberries and sugar to a pot, and boil the strawberries and sugar down. Allow to cool and then you can add it to the butter, powdered sugar (confectioners sugar) and heavy whipping cream. The heavy whipping cream is optional but I think it provides a nice creamy mixture. Don’t forget just a pinch of salt to tone down the sweetness.

How to Make the Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Last but certainly not least, these chocolate covered strawberries. If you only make these, I’m sure your Valentine wouldn’t mind! I mean strawberries dipped in chocolate are just amazing by themselves. But since it’s Valentine’s Day, we go above and beyond for our date! Nothing is too over the top! Chocolate covered strawberries are one of the easiest to make. Just heat the heavy cream and when it starts to bowl, remove from the heat and add in the chocolate chips. Stir until it’s smooth. While the chocolate is cooling, wash and dry the strawberries. You’ll want to the dry the strawberries so the chocolate doesn’t become watery and run off the strawberry. Dip the strawberries into the chocolate and lay on parchment paper. You can put them in the fridge or freezer to speed up the setting process. Although I prefer my chocolate covered strawberries cold, so I put them in there anyway.

I love that this dessert is two desserts in one! Chocolate covered strawberries is one dessert, and the brownie with strawberry buttercream is another dessert. Because your spouse deserves to be spoiled with more than one treat!

Bake for 25-30 minutes. Do not overcook. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

Strawberry Buttercream

To make strawberry puree: In a small saucepan, mix 1/3 sugar and 1 cup chopped strawberries together. Cook them down until sugar is dissolved and strawberries are soft/falling apart. Place in blender and puree until smooth. Set aside to cool.

In a large mixing bowl, beat butter until smooth. Slowly add powdered sugar, one cup at a time. Add 3 tbsp strawberry puree after 2 cups of powdered sugar.

Add the rest of the powdered sugar and strawberry puree and mix completely. Add heavy whipping cream 1 tbsp at a time until desired consistency is reached.

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Heat heavy whipping cream in small saucepan, pour into heat resistant bowl or cup. ( I use small mason jar). Add chocolate chips and stir until smooth. Allow to cool 2 minutes.

While waiting, wash and dry strawberries. Make sure they are dry so chocolate won’t become watery.

Hold the strawberry by the stemand the strawberry into dark chocolate. As you lift it back out, twist slightly, letting any excess chocolate fall back into the bowl. Place strawberries on the parchment paper to set (approx. 30 mins) To speed process up, you can place in freezer or fridge. (10-15 mins)

Assembly

Once brownies have cooled, use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut the brownies into hearts. You can put them into the fridge to make them easier to cut. (I made 12 hearts out of a 9 x 13 in pan.

Spread buttercream on top and then add strawberry when set. ENJOY!

Now get to baking and romance your honey 🙂

If you don’t have a date or don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day, celebrate YOU! Spoil yourself with these treats and some delicious drinks too. There’s a few listed below or check them all out here.